🖊️ Regular -AR Verbs in Present Tense

 Learn Spanish and Culture – Beginner Level (A1)

By Teacher Laura de Español 🍊

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👩‍🏫 What are regular -AR verbs?

In Spanish, many verbs end with -ar in their infinitive form, like hablar (to speak), bailar (to dance), and estudiar (to study).
These verbs follow a regular conjugation pattern in the present tense.

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✨ How to conjugate regular -AR verbs in present tense

1. Remove the -ar ending from the infinitive → habl-

2. Add the correct ending for each subject:

Subject Pronoun	Ending	Example: hablar (to speak)
yo	-o	hablo
tú	-as	hablas
él/ella/usted	-a	habla
nosotros/as	-amos	hablamos
vosotros/as	-áis	habláis (used in Spain)
ellos/ellas/ustedes	-an	hablan

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💡 Examples:

• Yo hablo español. (I speak Spanish.)

• Tú bailas salsa. (You dance salsa.)

• Ella estudia mucho. (She studies a lot.)

• Nosotros cantamos en la fiesta. (We sing at the party.)

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💞 Cultural Connection

In Colombia, music and dance are part of daily life. Many verbs like bailar (to dance) and cantar (to sing) are regular -AR verbs. Learning these helps you talk about joyful cultural experiences!

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📝 Practice time

1. Conjugate the verb estudiar (to study) for all subject pronouns.

2. Write sentences with these verbs: trabajar (to work), cantar (to sing), escuchar (to listen).

3. Translate to Spanish:

   • We speak Spanish.

   • They dance very well.

   • I work every day.

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🌟 Tip from Teacher Laura 🍊

Practice these endings with verbs you use every day. Think about your own routine and make simple sentences: yo estudio, tú trabajas, ella canta. This builds a strong foundation for fluency.

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➡️ Next article:

“Regular -ER Verbs in Present Tense”

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Con cariño,
Teacher Laura de Español 🍊
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